In the tradition of Miles Davis and Art Blakey, Blanchard has selected an ensemble of young proteges to cook up a unique sound.

NPR: Terence Blanchard, in the Jazz 'Flow'

In the early 1960s, he and trumpeter Art Farmer co-led a six-person ensemble called the Jazztet.

NPR: Benny Golson Recreates His Great 'Jazztet'

Our ensemble approaches the ongoing struggle for equality through the lens of music, and we use the interconnectivity of art to explore the intimacy of the human condition itself.

WHITEHOUSE: The Ambition to Inspire All